On the night of his first movie premiere, Jacob Sanders is hounded by mounting issues and paranoid delusions appearing on the screen. Disaster looms at every turn - his family argues, audience members complain, the popcorn machine breaks, and the movie file doesn’t work. All of these problems are exacerbated by the rumored arrival of a famous Actor. Jacob struggles to overcome disaster, all while fending off criticisms, expectations, and disturbing figments of his imagination.

Director Biography

Jon Silver is an indie filmmaker coming from a comedy background. He is the Co-Founder of Show Pup Productions and has worked with Second City, iO and other comedy troupes to produce comedy sketches, short films, web series, TV pilots, and more. His first feature "The Civil Hoax", was called 'Can't Miss Indie Cinema' by the Chicago Tribune.

Director Statement

The Premiere is an honest story about the realities of indie filmmaking life, and the current movie-going experience. Our goal is to show the challenges of young media artists who suffer from mental heath issues. We hope you find it insightful, entertaining, relatable and funny.